2011 LPGA of Japan Tour

The 2011 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 44th season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It consisted of 34 golf tournaments, all played in Japan. Four events were canceled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

Ahn Sun-ju won the Order of Merit and had the lowest scoring average. Lee Ji-Hee finished most often (19 times) inside the top-10.[1]

## Tournament results

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Dates | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (JPY) | Winner

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Mar 4–6 | Daikin Orchid Ladies | Okinawa | 80,000,000 |  Inbee Park (3)
Mar 11–13 | Yokohama Tire PRGR Ladies Cup | Kōchi | 80,000,000 | Canceled because of earthquake
Mar 18–20 | T-Point Ladies | Kagoshima | 70,000,000
Apr 1–3 | Yamaha Ladies Open | Shizuoka | 80,000,000
Apr 8–10 | Studio Alice Ladies Open | Hyogo | 60,000,000
Apr 15–17 | Nishijin Ladies Classic | Kumamoto | 70,000,000 |  Yuri Fudoh (49)
Apr 22–24 | Fujisankei Ladies Classic | Shizuoka | 80,000,000 |  Kumiko Kaneda (1)
Apr 29 – May 1 | Cyber Agent Ladies | Chiba | 70,000,000 |  Yuri Fudoh (50)
May 5–8 | World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup | Ibaraki | 120,000,000 |  Ahn Sun-ju (5)
May 13–15 | Fundokin Ladies | Fukuoka | 80,000,000 |  Miki Saiki (3)
May 20–22 | Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open | Aichi | 70,000,000 |  Harukyo Nomura (1)
May 27–29 | Yonex Ladies | Niigata | 60,000,000 |  Hiromi Mogi (5)
Jun 3–5 | Resort Trust Ladies | Nagano | 70,000,000 |  Sakura Yokomine (18)
Jun 9–12 | Suntory Ladies Open | Hyogo | 100,000,000 |  Ahn Sun-ju (6)
Jun 17–19 | Nichirei Ladies | Chiba | 80,000,000 |  Lee Ji-hee (14)
Jul 1–3 | Nichi-Iko Ladies Open | Toyama | 60,000,000 |  Ayako Uehara (3)
Jul 15–17 | Stanley Ladies | Shizuoka | 90,000,000 |  Chie Arimura (8)
Aug 5–7 | Meiji Cup | Hokkaido | 90,000,000 |  Shanshan Feng (1)
Aug 12–14 | NEC Karuizawa 72 | Nagano | 70,000,000 |  Ahn Sun-ju (7)
Aug 19–21 | CAT Ladies | Kanagawa | 60,000,000 |  Chie Arimura (9)
Aug 26–28 | Nitori Ladies | Hokkaido | 90,000,000 |  Ritsuko Ryu (1)
Sep 2–4 | Golf5 Ladies | Gifu | 60,000,000 |  Ye Liying (1)
Sep 8–11 | Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup | Chiba | 140,000,000 |  Yuko Mitsuka (4)
Sep 16–18 | Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic | Aichi | 80,000,000 |  Mayu Hattori (3)
Sep 23–25 | Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open | Miyagi | 70,000,000 |  Shanshan Feng (2)
Sep 29 – Oct 2 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | Aichi | 140,000,000 |  Yukari Baba (3)
Oct 7–9 | Sankyo Ladies Open |  Gunma | 100,000,000 |  Ahn Sun-ju (8)
Oct 14–16 | Fujitsu Ladies |  Chiba | 80,000,000 |  Saiki Fujita (5)
Oct 21–23 | Masters GC Ladies |  Hyogo | 123,000,000 |  Shiho Oyama (12)
Oct 28–30 | Hisako Higuchi – Morinaga Weider Ladies |  Chiba | 70,000,000 |  Chie Arimura (10)
Nov 4–6 | Mizuno Classic |  Mie | US$1,200,000 |  Momoko Ueda (9)
Nov 11–13 | Ito En Ladies |  Chiba | 90,000,000 |  Asako Fujimoto (1)
Nov 18–20 | Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open |  Kagawa | 100,000,000 |  Lee Ji-hee (15)
Nov 24–27 | Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup |  Miyazaki | 100,000,000 |  Jeon Mi-jeong (17)
Dec 11 | Hitachi 3Tours Championship |  Chiba | 57,000,000 | LPGA of Japan Tour

For the official tour schedule on the LPGA of Japan Tour's website, including links to full results, click here.

Events in bold are majors.

The Mizuno Classic is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

## Leading money winners

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Rank | Player | Country | Prize money (¥)

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1 | Ahn Sun-ju |  South Korea | 127,926,893
2 | Lee Ji-hee |  South Korea | 102,317,057
3 | Chie Arimura |  Japan | 88,689,388
4 | Sakura Yokomine |  Japan | 87,304,130
5 | Yukari Baba |  Japan | 76,293,839
6 | Jeon Mi-jeong |  South Korea | 67,777,540
7 | Shanshan Feng |  China | 67,139,194
8 | Miki Saiki |  Japan | 62,729,018
9 | Yuri Fudoh |  Japan | 60,518,023
10 | Ritsuko Ryu |  Japan | 57,560,409

There is a complete list on the official site here.

## See also

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* 2011 in golf

## References

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1. ^ "2011 JLPGA – Stats". JLPGA.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

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